i mm. rm&n 3. W. THOMAS, Editor and Proprietor. ASPERMONT, Stonewall Co., TEXAS, Thursday, May 6,1909. Vol. OUR NEW DRUG STORE '•5 In years gone by the name HARVEY on a prescription, or drugs of any nature, was sufficient guarantee to anyone trading at Asper* mont that the goods were exactly as represented. The same HARVEY fills our prescriptions and dispenses our Drugs and the same Old guarantee is still good. We have a fresh new stock, want your patronage and will treat you right—We are "doingbusiness on the Square." We appreciate the many kind expressions from our old customers and in this connection wish to say that you can be of greaf help to us by a word to your friends who have located here since the earlier days by telling them of your experience in trading with this same HARVEY. We will appreciate this on your part and will assure you that your recommendations will be fully met We use LILLY'S Pharmaceutical and Mercke's Chemicals in our prescription work. Ask your docto...

THE ASPERMONT STAR PiHailnhnd Bve ry Thuradny S. W. THOMAS, Ed. and Prop. — ■ .... "* " -:-x Subnorlptton, . 3T •lAVear. harrison telephone number 13 Entered at the Postoffice at Asper- mont, Texas, as second-class mail matter. Cone Johnson has announced his candidacy for Governor. Oh, my, what a ticket! Johnson and Hawkins. The Texas Press Association meets at Marlin May 27 to 29th. A splendid program has been ar- ranged and the "boys'1 are look- ing- forward to a grand time. The high winds which visited this section last week became more violent in some of the east- ernstates, destroying life and property in many places. What about a picnic or blow- out of some kind when the trains arrive in Aspermont? We are offered free train service for such an event. Let's have a big ex- cursion and celebration of the grandest event in the history of Stonewall county. We believe the majority of our people are now in favor of a new court bouse and jail. We have heard quite a number from dif- fe...

LOCALS m PERSONALS jDUMewn -to -r-. - .t •? For screen doors go, to R. B. Spencer & Co. 1). R. Couch luis gone to Fort Worth on business. Buy your linseed oil at the As- permont Pharmacy. J. M. Forgus is erecting a neat cottage in the south part of town. Buy your screen doors from R. B. Spencer & Co. Oscar Wynn sold a residence in the east part of town this week to T. J. Davis. Tom's Cafe will pay 15 cents per dozen for fresh eggs. Mrs. J. R. Freeman is real sick at her home in the north part of town, we regret to note. See Foreman & Pearce if you are going to build anything. Mrs. H. C. Griffin left Satur- day for Cisco to visit her daugh- ter, Mrs. G. M. Horn. A complete line of screen doors atR. B. Spencer & Co's. Dr. Allen, Chief inspector for the State sanitary board, was here the first of the week. If you are going to build a pig pen or a palace see Foreman & Pearce. John Head and Colonel Abbott are preparing to build a skating rink on the west side of the s...

1 W. C. BOWMAN . . . \ LUMBER GO. a a B SB Lumber, Sasli end r Doors _ LET US FIGURE WITH YOU BEFORE YOU BUY J. G. BEASLEY, Local Manager, ASPERMONT, TEXAS. J Letter to John Jordan. ASPERMONT, TEXAS "Dear Sir: Tell the owner: "I paint Devoe, nothing else, unless you want me to paint something1 else: I'll paint whatever you like; it's your house, not mine; your job, not mine: It's mine, if I do it my way; it's yours, if I do it your way. "It will cost you less, Devoe; less gallons to buy and brush-on; less money for paint, less money for wages; a gallon put-on isa- bout $5; Devoe will cost less by a tenth to a half, according to what you compare it with; and wears better, how much better depends on what you compare it with—it may be a year, it may be ten. "It is my business to know how to paint as well as to paint; and I do. You can see my jobs by the dozen." That's straight talk. The man who can talk like that with a steady eye, will have plenty of business; good business too; and m...

Letter from Christ. We now have a full stock of new lum- ber of all kinds and grades. We want your business and we will treat you right. The grades figured in your bill will be fifled Just as your bill calls for. Come and let us figure with you when you want to build. We can save you money and time. We also have a full line of BRICK, LIME, CEMENT, CLASS, SASH, DOORS, BLINDS, MOULDING, ETC. Yours to please, R. B. Spencer & Co. fTTWT'TTTT' $500,000 TO LOAN On Farm and Ranch Land Ranging in Sums From $5,000 Upward at 8 Per ^ Cent Vendors' Lien Notes Bought and & Extended : ® JOHNSON & SHELTÓN HAMLIN, TEXAS STAMFORD & NORTHWESTERN TELEPHONE COMPANY L. C. WINTER, Manager, - - Aspermont, Texas Swift, Sure, Satisfactory Service. Long Distance Connections "Tf* and those living: in the rural ■ w H Ul liivB districts: This company is ready for your business. You are in daily need of prompt connections which we are now prepared to give you. Stay in your home and TELEPHONE almos...

pm Ésa!! p'mm. 51x150 50x154 00 ■A H K 8 * B I k 3 v •Oft. CO to K S B 1 k 4 «Oft. CO kO H O •A B I k 5 00 80x154 □ Depot $10.00 Oldham's Addition w#ff #W 1*< mm mi N w | I •Oft. t CO rH M O if CO K O W5 B 6 75X150 DO tJ 75x154 of Aspermont ®é Wiw - ■J í i bm .-vl Of ¿fl&W W These beautiful lots situated only a N. W. of Public Square and S, ^ depot site, in the most desirable part No lot has less thai* 50 foot ront.! More twice the size of the average town lots, the size. A large lot for a little money. These Lots range in price from to $80. Easy Terms^ |£| j balance 6 even payments, ma 1 and 2 years. 60 ft. □ Court House FOR SALE BY Mccarty & OR D. M. Oldham, nils A Letter From Prof. Giggle Snigglegrass, Telling How It Happened in Snodville. When I landed in Snodville, I was met by the School Commit- tee, who expressed their delight in meeting me, and assured me that their entire pugilistic and moral support should be mine. They seemed so delighted with me that I retired...

The Aspermont Sta v S. W. THOMAS, Editor and Proprietor. ASPERMONT, Stonewall Co., TEXAS, Thursday, May 13,1909. Vol. II, No. OUR C10ARS SMOKE LONGER and Taste Better be- cause we know how to keep them : : : : A FEW FACTS The more you know about DRUGS the more you know there is to know. = SASSAFRAS TEA Is a good Spring Tonic. We keep the bark. * mM VsNN Don't you know more about your business, whether it be Farming, Stock-raising, Teaching, Banking or Merchandising, than you did 15 years ago? Our Druggist has had 15 years experience, and we know he knows more about Drugs than he did 15 years ago, and we. offer you the advantage of this 15 years ripe experience. When you call in a doctor and he prescribes for you, that PRESCRIPTION is YOUR PROPERTY. If you want our Mr. Harvey to fill your prescriptions, bring them here, or tell your doctor to hand them to us. He will cheerfully do so, because he knows they will be Filled Correctly, and that our Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals are the b...

is m ■M h .'m THE ASPERMONT STAR Publlahsd Bvsry Thursday S. W. THOMAS, Ed. and Prop. Subscription) 91 A "V *r. harrison telephone number 13 Entered at the Postoffice at Asper- mont, Texas, as second-class mail matter. If you expect others to "boost" you must do some "boosting" yourself. Some knockers prove to be good "boosters," so after all we may be fortunate. All in line now for that $10,000 school building1. We are going to have it and we would like to see a unanimous vote for the bond issue. It will only strengthen the school. To Aspermont belongs the dis- tinction of having had the hard- est* pull of any town in West Tex- as in trying to build up and make something of herself, and the same trouble still exists. There are people who fight every move she makes—even though it be to the advantage of the entire coun- ty,—and they cannot explain why they do so. But the fact that she has always come out vic- torious is re-assuring to those of us who continue to bouy her up and work ...

| LOCALS AND PERSONALS i For screen doors go to R. B. Spencer & Co. F. C. Wright and lady were in from Shinery Lake Monday. Buy your linseed oil at the As- permont Pharmacy. Born to Mr. and Mrs. T. J. .^-Morris on the 5th inst., a baby boy. Buy your screen doors from R. B. Spencer & Co. P. Brady has goue to Houston to attend the state meeting of bankers. Tom's Cafe will pay 15 cents per dozen for fresh eggs. Dr. Chas. Bass, representing Parke-Davis Co., was in town Monday. See Foreman & Pearce if you are going to build anything. W. T. Daniels made a business * trip to Fort Worth the first of the week. A complete line of screen doors at R. B. Spencer & Co's. Herbert Lang and family were in from the Salt Flat ranch Tuesday night. If you are going to build a pig pen or a palace see Foreman & Pearce. Born to Newman Payne and lady on the night of the 11th a bouncing baby girl. Use Belle Isle Paint the best on the market. For sale by J. H. Rollins. If in need of a "dog...

w. G- BOWMAN . . é\ . . . . . LUMBER GO. Lumber, Sash and Doors * i LET US FIGURE WITH YOU BEFORE YOU BUY J. G. BEASLEY, Local Manager, ASPERMONT, TEXAS. Swenson Mercantile Go, Offers the people of Stonewall County a full line of Dry Goods, Groceries, Shoes, Hats, Hardware, Leather Goods and Implements. Farm Supplies a Specialty. Now opened for business in the town of Swenson. A Clean Cut And A Fair Deal For Everybody. The Wind Blowed Some. ♦ It has been several years since Aspermont and Stonewall county experienced a sand-storm as fierce as the one which swooped down upon us Saturday evening about sundown. The wind raged a perfect ¿ale for more than three hours and the sand and dirt was simply awful. Consider- able damage was done to out- houses, sheds, etc.t The skatiug rink which was nearly complet- ed was blown from its foundation and pretty badly wrecked, and part of the roof of Higginbotham Harris Co. lumber sheds was blown off and torn to pieces. • • • i Baby Burned to Death....

|¡¡¡¡| "• 3. - SSM LUMBER LOOK! LISTEN We now have a full stock of new lum- ber of all kinds and grades. We want your business and we will treat you right. The grades figured in your bill will be filled just as your bill calls for. Come and let us figure with you when you want to build. We can save you money and time. We also have a full line of BRICK, LIME, CEMENT, CLASS, SASH, DOORS, BLINDS, MOULDING, ETC. Yours to please, R. B. Spencer & Co Home Circle Department Crude Thois as They Fail From the Editoral Pen.. Pleasant- Even- ing Reveries. A Column Dedicated to tired Mothers as They Join tue Home Circle at Evening Time If we see no good in others they will likely discover but little in us. The time which a boy spends at his mother's knee is never for- gotten by the man. A woman's first duty is to her home and children—a duty that cannot be wisely delegated to another. The boy who takes his hat off when he enters the house is the one who usually has his hair combed and his fa...

The Aspermont Sta S. W. THOMAS, Editor and Proprietor. ASPERMONT, Stonewall Co., TEXAS, Thursday, May 20,1909. Vol. II, =5 ' OUR CIGARS SMOKE LONGER and Taste Better be- cause we know how to keep them : A FEW FACTS The more you know about DRUGS the more you know there is to know. = SASSAFRAS TEA Is a good Spring Tonic. We keep the bark. Don't you know more about your business, whether it be Farming, Stock-raising, Teaching, Banking or Merchandising, than you did 15 years ago? Our Druggist has had 15 years experience, and we know he knows more about Drugs than he did 15 years ago, and we offer you the advantage of this 15 years ripe experience. When you call in a doctor and he prescribes for you, that PRESCRIPTION is YOUR PROPERTY. If you want our Mr. Harvey to fill your prescriptions, bring them here, or tell your doctor to hand them to us. He will cheerfully do so, because he knows they will be Filled Correctly, and that our Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals ar^ the best that money wil...

LUMBER. LOOK! LISTEN! We now have a full stock of new lum- ber of all kinds and grades. We want your business and we will treat you right. The grades figured in your bill will be filled just as your bill calls for. Come and let us figure with you when you want to build. We can save you money and time. We also have a full line of BRICK, LIME, CEMENT, GLASS, SASH, DOORS, BLINDS, MOULDING, ETC. Yours to please, R. B. Spencer & Co. Home Circle Department Crude Thots as They Fall From the Editoral Pen. Pleasant Even- ing1 Reveries. A Column Dedicated to tired Mothers as They Join the Home Circle at Evening Time The path is easy that is paved with love. Better sweetness in the heart than greatness in the mind. Life is not measured by length of days, but by depths of deeds. It is of no consequence how good a man is abroad if he is real- ly mean at home. $500,000 TO LOAN On Farm and Ranch Land Ranging in Sums From $5,000 Upward at 8 Per Cent. Vendors' Lien Notes Bought and Extended JOHN...